Halo is one of those series that I always get excited about. I'm not really sure why that is, possibly because of the great memories of Halo 2, playing 4 on 4 matches with friends growing up. Either way Halo 5 was a game I knew that I would pick up the moment it was announced.

The opening sequence of this game was visually stunning. The visuals from the 360 to the Xbox one is a noticeable change right off the bat. Gameplay took a little longer for me to get into though. I felt like I was playing a Halo game that just wasn't quite right. However after playing a mission or two everything seemed to be a lot better. I believe it just took me a little bit to get accustomed to it.

The story of this game was interesting, but was not as great as the story we followed in the first 3 Halo games. This story was a follow up to Halo 4 (makes sense right?) There is something about the new direction that 343 has taken the series, that makes me not like them as much, but they are still enjoyable. I think what I miss the most is the fights with the flood. There is just something about those zombie like enemies that makes the Halo series better.

With all the similarities, and differences Halo 5 still shapes up to be a good game overall. The visuals are beautiful, and the gameplay is interesting enough to keep me involved the whole time.

I tried out the multiplayer for a couple of matches, and enjoyed fighting people online, but I feel like the differences between this and the Halo 2 multiplayer that I loved are large enough, that I probably won't take this one online that often.

I think the thing that I disliked the most about this game was that they removed local multiplayer, so no playing through the campaign with a friend on legendary in the same room. Your friend will just have to get their own copy (and an Xbox one if they don't have one).

Despite a lot of negative things in my review, I did thoroughly enjoy this game. It was worthy of the halo title, and if you enjoyed Halo 4 I believe that this one won't be any different.